Sawa Surname
Approximately 48,981 people bear this surname
Sawa Surname Definition:
(Polish) Descendant of Sawa (desire).
Sawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 28,466 | 1:4,491 | 728 |
| Poland | 2,941 | 1:12,924 | 1,861 |
| Nigeria | 2,284 | 1:77,558 | 5,531 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,487 | 1:5,483 | 333 |
| Tanzania | 1,475 | 1:35,893 | 4,192 |
| DR Congo | 1,231 | 1:60,016 | 7,159 |
| Indonesia | 1,183 | 1:111,791 | 11,407 |
| Syria | 1,169 | 1:16,511 | 1,285 |
| Iraq | 1,048 | 1:33,418 | 1,536 |
| Malawi | 941 | 1:18,192 | 2,844 |
| United States | 910 | 1:398,307 | 34,877 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Kenya | 592 | 1:78,007 | 7,248 |
| Cameroon | 460 | 1:45,150 | 5,937 |
| India | 408 | 1:1,880,062 | 65,813 |
| Nepal | 398 | 1:71,560 | 1,795 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Benin | 252 | 1:41,014 | 5,272 |
| Canada | 217 | 1:169,795 | 17,065 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Brazil | 186 | 1:1,150,937 | 40,026 |
| Thailand | 171 | 1:413,090 | 72,457 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Australia | 155 | 1:174,166 | 17,758 |
| Philippines | 148 | 1:684,042 | 70,291 |
| Malaysia | 134 | 1:220,106 | 12,755 |
| Uganda | 131 | 1:298,010 | 20,747 |
| Taiwan | 117 | 1:200,382 | 1,726 |
| South Africa | 102 | 1:531,154 | 42,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 75 | 1:122,164 | 10,258 |
| Zimbabwe | 73 | 1:211,483 | 24,106 |
| Jordan | 69 | 1:128,151 | 7,880 |
| France | 62 | 1:1,071,334 | 116,831 |
| Niger | 56 | 1:342,715 | 9,958 |
| Pakistan | 52 | 1:3,435,459 | 26,277 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Ivory Coast | 44 | 1:524,346 | 16,367 |
| Russia | 40 | 1:3,603,076 | 182,447 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Afghanistan | 35 | 1:918,662 | 9,049 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Tunisia | 22 | 1:27,756 | 4,198 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Latvia | 18 | 1:113,891 | 16,101 |
| Solomon Islands | 16 | 1:36,252 | 7,281 |
| Yemen | 15 | 1:1,761,686 | 12,726 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Sawa (37,848) may also be a first name.
Sawa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish) Descendant of Sawa (desire).
Sawa Demographics
Average Male Sawa Height
177.32 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sawa (Arabic: ساوا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻭ, Hindi: सवा, Oriya: ସାୱ, Tibetan: ས་ཝ་) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sawa is the 11,472nd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 148,783 people. The surname Sawa occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Sawa live; 58 percent live in East Asia and 58 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Sawa is also the 23,255th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 37,848 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 28,466 people, or 1 in 4,491. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent are found, Shiga Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Japan Sawa occurs in 97 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Sawa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sawa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sawa last name rose 91,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (92%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (75%) in Lebanon, Christian (53%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Sawa surname are 0.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.91% registered with the party.
The amount Sawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.64% less than the national average, earning 250,434 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.04% less than the national average, earning R 92,592 per year; in United States they earn 19.65% more than the national average, earning $51,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $48,128 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sawa in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་ཝ་ | sawa | - |
| Sawa in the Hindi language | ||
| सवा | sava | 92.86 |
| सावा | sava | 7.14 |
| Sawa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻭ | saw | 50 |
| ﺻﻮ | sw | 50 |
| Sawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାୱ | sawa | 46.67 |
| ସାୱା | sawa | 40 |
| ଶାୱା | sawa | 6.67 |
| ଆରତୀ | arati | 6.67 |
| Sawa in the Arabic language | ||
| ساوا | sawa | - |
| صاوا | sawa | - |
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